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22 de mai. de 2024 · Edmund II was the king of the English from April 23 to Nov. 30, 1016, surnamed “Ironside” for his staunch resistance to a massive invasion led by the Danish king Canute. The son of King Ethelred II the Unready (reigned 978–1016), Edmund defied his father’s orders by marrying (1015) the widow of one
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Há 4 dias · Three kings, Edmund I (d. 946), Edgar I (d. 975), and Edmund II Ironside (d. 1016) were buried within its walls, and in the later 12th century the discovery of bones identified as those of King Arthur added a fourth royal connection.
Há 5 dias · Three English monarchs were buried here in this century: Edmund I in 946, Edgar in 975 and Edmund Ironside in November 1016. The first Edmund died and was buried before the reforms of St. Dunstan could have been carried out, and the church which the abbot built was doubtless erected over his tomb.
12 de mai. de 2024 · Who was Bjorn Ironside? Bjorn Ironside was a Viking chieftain and raider from the 9th century, traditionally considered to be one of the sons of the famous Viking leader Ragnar Lothbrok. He is best known for his raids in France and his expedition into the Mediterranean. Was Bjorn Ironside really Ragnar Lothbrok’s son?
Há 3 dias · Canute the Dane was chosen as king at Southampton; but the Londoners were so rich, free, and powerful that they held a rival gemot, and with one voice elected the Saxon atheling Edmund Ironside, who was crowned by Archbishop Lyfing within the city, and very probably at St. Paul's.
Há 3 dias · Centwine was the first Saxon patron of Glastonbury Abbey, which dominated the town for the next 700 years. One of the most important abbeys in England, it was the site of Edmund Ironside's coronation as King of England in 1016.
Há 4 dias · Two days later, General Sir Edmund Ironside, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, confided to his diary, ‘[w]e shall have lost practically all our trained soldiers by the next few days—unless a miracle appears to help us’.
